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Author
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The author of Blood Orchid explores the history of the Sioux alongside that of his own family in this posthumous work.
When award-winning author Charles Bowden died in 2014, he left behind a trove of unpublished manuscripts. Dakotah marks the landmark publication of the first of these texts, and the fourth installment in his acclaimed "Unnatural History of America." Bowden uses America's Great Plains as a lens-sometimes sullied, sometimes shattered,...
Author
Publisher
Westview Press
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
"Whether protecting their social stature by hiding their sexual identity or coming out of the closet to work for gay rights, it is the real lived experiences of participants in these pivotal social transitions that are collected here. These people and stories are the forebears of today's gay rights movement."--Jacket.
Author
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"The Grand Canyon--long recognized as one of North America's premier natural wonders--has stirred human imagination and creativity, leaving an indelible mark on all who have encountered its spectacular vistas and intricate landscapes. Stories of the canyon's early inhabitants to its modern day visitors are as varied and deep as the canyon's cliffs. In 1928 astronomer Edwin Hubble came to the canyon to test it as a site for the world's greatest observatory....
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Series
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Queens has a history filled with fascinating firsts, cool characters and ramshackle ruins. From the nation's first modern highway to the first-ever transatlantic flight, the borough has long been at the forefront of modern transportation. Poet Clement Clarke Moore was inspired by childhood memories of Elmhurst when he wrote the poem "'Twas the Night before Christmas." The infamous William "Boss" Tweed once fled jail to a secret hideout in a Bayside...
Author
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Pious and scholarly, the Franciscan friars Pedro Font, Juan Crespi and Francisco Garces may at first seem improbable heroes. Beginning in Spain, their adventures encompassed the remote Sierra Gorda highlands of Mexico, the deserts of the American Southwest, and coastal California. Each man's journey played an important role in Spain's eighteenth-century conquest of the Pacific coast, but today their names and deeds are little known. Drawing on the...
7) Ojibwe
Author
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The history of the Ojibwe people is complex. This in-depth resource delves into the story of these proud people from the time before the arrival of European colonists through the current issues that the Ojibwe face today. Ojibwes have encountered many trials throughout history, including removal from their lands by U.S. and Canadian governments, relocation to reservations and the resulting difficulties of reservation life, and how these events inspired...